524522 Zoozve

524522 Zoozve
	Zoozve photographed by the Zwicky Transient Facility in November 2018
Discovery
Discovered by	LONEOS
Discovery site	Anderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date	11 November 2002
Designations
MPC designation	(524522) Zoozve
Pronunciation	/ˈzuːzviː/ or /ˈzuːzveɪ/ ⓘ
Alternative designations	2002 VE68
Minor planet category	Aten; NEO; PHA; quasi-satellite;
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 5 September 2014 (JD 2456905.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	16.06 yr (5,866 d)
Aphelion	1.0206 AU
Perihelion	0.4268 AU
Semi-major axis	0.7237 AU
Eccentricity	0.4103
Orbital period (sidereal)	225 days
Mean anomaly	251.64°
Mean motion	1° 36m 3.6s / day
Inclination	9.0060°
Longitude of ascending node	231.58°
Argument of perihelion	355.45°
Earth MOID	0.027 AU (10.44 LD)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	236 m (calculated)
Synodic rotation period	13.50±0.01 h
Geometric albedo	0.20 (assumed)
Spectral type	X; B–V = 0.690±0.041; V–R = 0.404±0.037; V–I = 0.751±0.039;
Absolute magnitude (H)	20.5; 20.59±0.02;

524522 Zoozve (provisional designation 2002 VE₆₈) is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid and temporary quasi-satellite of Venus. Discovered in 2002, it was the first such object to be discovered around a major planet in the Solar System. It has nearly the same orbital period around the Sun that Venus does. In a frame of reference rotating with Venus, it appears to travel around it during one Venerean year, but it orbits the Sun, not Venus.